Fire-kindler



(No Model.)

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Patented Mar. 20, 1883. 'l

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ELI H. FOSS, or CAMPELLO, MASSACHUSETTS.

FIRE-KINDLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,184, dated March20, 1883.

Application filed August 26, 1882. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, ELI H. Foss, of Gampello, in the county of Plymouth,ot' the State Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Fire-Kindlers; and I do hereby declare the same to be described inthe following specification and represented in the accompanyingdrawings, of which- Figure 1 is a top view, Fig. 2 a side eleva-t tion,Fig. 3 a longitudinal section, and Fig. 4 a perspective view, of afire-kindler containing my invention, thenature of which is defined inthe claims hereinafter presented.

In the said drawings, A denotes a metallic plate, which, near each ofits edges, is turned wire-gauze covering, B, there being between theplate and such covering a mass, 0, of ascharred or injured byheat.

bestus fibers or a liquid absorbent, not readily Extendingaround theplate A and a short distance above it is a flange, a, which is toprevent escape or waste of combustible liquid after it may have beenpoured on the netting or wire covering B. The plateA,'thus provided withthe mass of asbestus and its ire-gaze covering, is supported at one endby an elastic holder, D, constructed of wire, bent in theform asrepresented in the drawingsthat is to say, in a spiral at its middle, asshown at c, in a bow near one end, as Shown at d, and in a spiral withtwo coils near its other end, as shown atve--the.

wire at its two ends being twisted aboutitself spiral, e, which, bytheir inherent elasticity,-

serve to retain the same.

The kindler, having been charged with kerosene or an inflammable liquidand the latter Q set on fire,1's for use underneath a grate when it maybe desirable to inflame the fuel therein,the elastic holder resting onthe hearth and forcing the kindler up to the grate.

With the kindler so made there is no danger ofexplosion of the liquid,as the wiregauze covering operates to keep the flame from penetratingthe absorbent. A kindler so made can also be used for heating a pan orvessel, or in various other respects, as circumstances may allow.

I claim as my invention-- 1. The combination of the elastic holder Dwith the fire-kindler consisting of the plate A, the wire-gauze coveringB, and the mass of asbestos 0, arranged and adapted essentially as setforth.

2, The fire-kindler elastic holder D, provided at its middle with thespiral c, and at one of its ends the bow d and at the other the coils 0,all being composed of wire bent substantially as represented.

ELI H. FOSS.

